A showery southwesterly feed of air is set to remain over Aotearoa today,bringing
showers into western and southern parts of the country. A frontal system will weaken
as it moves up the South Island today, bringing a few showers to northern parts of ..... More >>

Residents in the Southern Hemisphere's mid-latitudes, such as Argentina and South
Africa, may catch a glimpse of a large NASA heavy-lift scientific balloon as it travels
around the globe on a potentially record-breaking flight. .. More >>

As NASA successfully launched its super-pressure scientific balloon into near space
from Wanaka aerodrome today, a New Zealand aviation leader made the operation possible
through precision airspace control and coordination. .. More >>

Any true scientist would be intensely annoyed to see wishful thinking and casual
observations (rather than properly replicated experiments with appropriate controls)
masquerading as science, especially when lots of people actually believed in it. ..... More >>

A record number of entries from a record number of companies across New Zealand have
lifted the bar for this year's New Zealand Hi-Tech Awards, with finalists spanning
the breadth of the technology sector... More >>

Stunning new maps, derived directly from satellite images, reveal that nearly a quarter of New Zealand's land area is taken up by indigenous forest. Landcare Research's EcoSat forest maps show native forests cover nearly 66,000 km2, 24.8% of the country. ..... More >>

The Department of Conservation (DOC) uses aerial application of sodium monofluoroacetate (1080) as a valuable biodiversity protection tool to control mammalian pests that threaten conservation values... More >>

The annual influx of cluster flies into New Zealand rural homes and farms has begun
in earnest. Rural supplies stores and hardware stores around the country are reporting
a sudden and dramatic increase in customers seeking help and advice on how to get ..... More >>

WANAKA, New Zealand - Following a week of unsettled upper-atmospheric and surface
weather in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Pam, NASA is targeting Monday, March 23,
for the first launch attempt of the heavy-lift super pressure balloon from Wanaka, ..... More >>

Exciting times ahead - New Zealand is the host of this year's Australia and New Zealand
Internet Awards, the ANZIAs! The ANZIAs will be held on 27 August, in Auckland at
St Matthews in the City... More >>

Need to brush up on the road rules but don't have a copy of the road code? Just visit the Land Transport Safety Authority website, www.ltsa.govt.nz, where an on-line version of the Official New Zealand Road Code for car drivers is now available at no charge... More >>

Research by the National Poisons Centre and the Otago University's Pharmacy School
which was presented at an International Poisons Congress in 2008 found that dogs
across New Zealand are at extreme risk of poisoning from 1080 (1) ... More >>

New research confirms that New Zealand's Maui's dolphins could face extinction
by 2031. In the past two years, the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling
Commission (IWC) had issued urgent recommendations about the need to protect the ..... More >>

Can you eat a better diet to avoid complications in pregnancy? There is increasing
evidence that the diet of pregnant women is associated with the health of both mother
and baby, and some pregnancy complications... More >>

The Canterbury region has had six months of unexpected and extremely difficult challenges
as a result of a sequence of damaging and deadly earthquakes and the associated aftershocks.
The result is significant uncertainty within the public about why the February 22 ..... More >>

Dr Jo Pollard claims to have put the science used to justify the continued use of
1080 "under the microscope". Unfortunately, it appears that she may have forgotten
to take the lens cap off, say Paul Livingstone, TB Eradication and Research Manager ..... More >>

The discovery of the body of missing prostitute Jayne Furlong on the beach at Port
Waikato directly contradicts the claims by the Sensing Murder exploitainment show
that self-proclaimed psychics Deb Webber and Kelvin Cruickhank were able to "tune ..... More >>

Whooping cough remains an all too common preventable disease in New Zealand and epidemics
continue to occur. Fully immunised infants get their best protection by the age of
6 months, leaving a wide window of opportunity to catching this nasty disease in ..... More >>

Scientists from the University of Canterbury, the National Institute for Water and
Atmospheric Research (NIWA), and the University of Illinois are working together
at Scott Base to investigate the disappearance of large Antarctic toothfish from ..... More >>

TrueNet's quarterly Rural Broadband report shows a big mismatch between rural and
urban areas. In November, Panelists with Rural ADSL took twice as long to load our
group of Live Webpages compared to Urban ADSL Panelists... More >>

A world authority on the brain's natural ability to form new neuronal connections
will speak at New Zealand's first Neuroplasticity Symposium in Auckland soon. The
symposium, at the University of Auckland's Grafton campus on Wednesday 4 February, ..... More >>

Once presumed extinct, the critically endangered takahÄ has had a hugely successful
breeding season thanks to work undertaken by the Department of Conservation (DOC)
in partnership with Mitre 10... More >>

New Zealanders have just experienced one of the driest summers on record - great
for beachgoers and cricket lovers, but far from ideal for farmers and orchardists
relying on rain to maintain productivity... More >>

As is the case with most of the businesses we've spoken to, there is an interesting
story for how Apparel by Design came about. Rik Dalton, Apparel by Design's founder
and owner, was racing in a professional cycling event, when he was involved in an ..... More >>

The University of Otago leads all research institutions in New Zealand in terms of
articles published in 68 highly selective international science journals during 2014,
according to newly published rankings by the Nature Publishing Group... More >>

A scientist and two engineers have joined forces to invent a unique, highly effective possum kill trap, the "Bulldog"!. It is compact, lightweight, robust and suitable for commercial operations. It is very humane, which helps possum trappers ..... More >>

The New Zealand Optics Industry Cluster is to learn how to grow its capability and benefit from the expanding optics opportunities worldwide, thanks to an Industry New Zealand supported business mission... More >>

HortResearch's youngest scientist, Mike Cook, has won the North Island section of the prestigious FiRST Scholarship Awards, sponsored by the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, for his development of an automated system to extract DNA ..... More >>

The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, New Zealand's internationally recognised private biomedical research centre, has formed a unique partnership with Victoria University of Wellington... More >>

The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, New Zealand's internationally recognised private biomedical research centre, has formed a unique partnership with Victoria University of Wellington... More >>

Last Friday's magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Fiordland triggered more than 200 landslides in Fiordland National Park, geologists said today. " It's inevitable that an impressively big shake and steep country will combine to produce landsliding on a ..... More >>

Kiwi ISP, ihug, continues its "Internet for the masses" revolution by launching a high speed unlimited dial up plan targeting New Zealand's 800,000 dial up users. The new offer, free for subscribers of ihug's unlimited dial up service, closes the ..... More >>

Transport solutions company Fliway and CS Company, the country's largest independently-owned marketer and distributor of fragrances and cosmetics, are the latest New Zealand companies to take advantage of Microsoft Business Solutions-Axapta to improve business ..... More >>

Media release: 14 March 2004 HEY CHIEF, WHO'S THE MASTER? Search On To Find NZ's #1 Halo 2 Player Prepare for the ultimate cyber battle! Players from throughout the North and South Islands are soon to clash in the mighty epic to find New Zealand's ..... More >>

Curam Software, the leading provider of Social Enterprise Management (SEM) software solutions, today announced that the New Zealand Ministry of Social Development (MSD) has selected the Curam Business Application Suite(TM) to power the agency's electronic ..... More >>

A forest-grown mushroom which is a well-known Northern Hemisphere delicacy is, for the first time this year, being grown under Gisborne pine forests in commercial quantities. It promises to add a new dimension to New Zealand cuisine but also represents a step ..... More >>

With the opening of the Taputeranga Marine Reserve planned for the 28 August and Conservation Week (7-14 September) just around the corner - what better time to meet some of the 'local' species of the Wellington South Coast? Here are some ..... More >>

Scientists have returned from exploring three submarine volcanoes in the Kermadec
Arc where they found evidence of a recent large eruption at one of the volcanoes.
While mapping the Rumble III volcano, they found a marked change in the shape of ..... More >>

Fertiliser and animal nutrients specialist Summit-Quinphos is preparing to go nationwide
with a new mixed granule formula that delivers key plant nutrients for farmers who
haven't been able to afford superphosphate... More >>

The National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research (NIWA) has just released the
results of its annual end-of-summer survey of the snowline on key South Island glaciers,
showing continued loss of glacier mass... More >>

This agile swimmer is found in the intertidal zone (between high and low tide marks)
all around New Zealand and in southern Australia, down to depths of 100 metres. It's
one of nine species of swimming crabs in New Zealand... More >>

Rainfall: Below normal for central and eastern North Island and coastal Canterbury;
above normal elsewhere o Sunshine: Below normal for much of North Island; above
normal in Central and South Otago o Temperatures: Above average for the whole country.. More >>

The Monarch Butterfly New Zealand Trust is looking for 'citizen scientists' throughout
the country to report sightings as the Monarchs follow their annual migration. A
degree is not needed; anyone can take part, and everyone, schools included, are welcome ..... More >>

Parents may want to avoid Nestle and Heinz infant formula made in Australia, and
to stock up on organic New Zealand-made products, after the companies announced they
will accept GM contaminants in their products.(1).. More >>

Ground-breaking research by NIWA and The University of Auckland, investigating the
annual movements of New Zealand seabirds migrating within the Pacific Ocean, has
revealed that populations are genetically distinct, and have been for centuries as ..... More >>

Could it really be that sweets and chocolate are as addictive as cigarettes? That's
the controversial conclusion from a study by New Zealand scientists who found that
foods made largely from refined sugar and flour have the same addictive qualities ..... More >>

They fly like birds under water and create strange pits in the sand. Eagle rays can
be seen around New Zealand's coast in the summer months, when they come in to breed.
Like their larger cousins, the longtail and shorttail stingrays, they have a sting ..... More >>

Local entrepreneur and game developer Dan Milward officially launches Gamefroot at
www.gamefroot.com, the world's first cloud based game creator on Tuesday, 24 April,
2012 in Wellington, New Zealand. .. More >>

People from around the Top of the South are once again invited to step into the weird
and wonderful world of science, as Cawthron Institute opens the doors to its stunning
Glenhaven Aquaculture Centre next month (Sunday 10 February)... More >>

With subjects incorporating terms like micronutrients, nutrient uptake, acidity,
alkalinity, solubility and minerality, the order paper at the 26th annual Fertilizer
and Lime Research Centre Workshop, which opens today at Massey University, reads ..... More >>

New Zealand's heavily endangered Hector's dolphin population could recover if
protection measures were extended out to 100m deep throughout its habitat, according
to a new University of Otago review... More >>

NEW YORK, NY - Thursday, October 10, 2013 - The World Technology Network (The
WTN) announced today that New Zealand scientist Nathan Balasingham has been nominated
for a prestigious 2013 World Technology Award in the Individual Biotechnology category... More >>

The Environmental Protection Authority has approved a new antibiotic for plants that
can be used to control the kiwifruit vine disease, Psa. KASUMIN is used as a spray
on crops such as kiwifruit, and contains the antibiotic kasugamycin, which has not ..... More >>

A University of Canterbury (UC) researcher is investigating different ways to help
people who suffer from stuttering. Developmental stuttering is a disorder that affects
one in 20 children. For a significant proportion, the disorder persists into adulthood, ..... More >>

University of Waikato Senior Lecturer Dr Shaun Barker, who joined the University's
Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences in November 2012, has been awarded an international
young scientist award by the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). The Waldemar Lindgren ..... More >>

Plant & Food Research's new Maitai Seafood Research Facility was officially opened
yesterday by Hon. Dr Nick Smith, MP for Nelson, at a function attended by local officials
and more than 130 representatives from both the seafood industry and science community... More >>

Wellington's Carter Observatory will be giving visitors the chance to experience
one of the sky's most stunning displays next Tuesday evening (April 15) when the
first of two total lunar eclipses this year will be visible from earth. .. More >>